New research argues no other concept reflects our planet-wide transformation in its proper context of deep time.

The world looks different depending on the map. A UN resolution seeks fairer representation while exposing the political ...

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"To explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no one has gone before!" ...

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Shackleton crater, near the lunar south pole, is about 21 kilometers wide and more than four kilometers deep. Parts of its ...

The challenge is not whether we can draw a different map, the challenge is whether, having seen the distortion, we are ...

Pick which country is bigger, then watch it morph from Mercator to Equal Earth projection to see how close you were.

The United Nations General Assembly endorsed a resolution favoring the Equal Earth projection over the familiar Mercator map to depict the true size of Africa ...

As the UN adopts a new world map to reflect Africa's true size, let's take a closer look at what different maps get right and ...

The UN backed a resolution promoting Equal Earth maps to show Africa’s true size, with the US as the only country voting against the move.

The UN’s ‘Correct the Map’ resolution backs equal-area projections like Equal Earth. Here’s why India and South Asia appear ...